Rank the team's biggest impediments to success (1 Viewer)

[silverbullet]

What do you think is holding this team back in order from biggest issue to least. I don't mean holding it back from being a SB contender because that is so far off it's not even within the realm of possibility for years. You need an elite QB for that. I just mean getting back to being a competent franchise on the upswing.

For me:

1. Front Office - Loomis is totally delusional, egotistical and washed. Game has passed him by 5-6 years ago.
2. Ownership - Gayle seems nice but she has no clue and is surrounded by sycophants.
3. Salary Cap hell - This could probably be lumped under Front Office.
4. Draft strategy - Also probably could roll up under Front Office. Ultra aggressive and losing trades.
5. Head coach - No elite or even above average tacticians on this staff. Some rah rahs and has beens and several never weres.
6. QB - Carr is mediocre and a terrible leader. He's the perfect 7-10 QB. As stated before, you eventually will need to find the next elite QB, but I think the above structural and philosophy changes need to come first.
7. Roster - It's not good but rosters can be flipped over fast if you fix the first 5.

Gayle is going nowhere, so we have to hope she decides to dump Loomis and gets a new GM that understands the modern NFL.

 

[NMS]

The other team.

I keep hoping for the best but damn.

 

[SWJJ]

1. Injuries.
2. Culture (which contributes to injuries)
3. Penalties/Mistakes (part of culture)
4. Carry over from extending Brees/Payton window

 

[SirLoinSaint64]

Lack of talent. Dynamic QB. Coaching. Salary cap misuse.

 

[oodank]

INJURIES have been the Saints biggest issue with being competitive. That should not even be a question. Nobody here believes the team would be this bad if healthy.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

• Cap
• Carr
• Loomis - Gets the sheet end of every single trade - we should've played the csp card tougher than we did. Involve litigation if the expiration of the contract came into question...xCSP owed us 2 more seasons.
• Junior Galette/Nick Fairley - minimizing the effects of these bad contracts was the start of the accelerated cap strategy
• 17-2020 Brees - why? His arm was dying yet he still squeezed us on a year to year when we should've been looking to the future. And I'm not 100% sure that he/his agent didn't leak the Mahomes pick...they were in the know prior to.
• Whoever does draft scouting
• Coaching - Specifically xCSP and DA
• Team age....tied to cap (can't cut players whose contracts you Loomised to get under the cap)

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

The answer is talent

 

[Vision]

What do you think is holding this team back in order from biggest issue to least. I don't mean holding it back from being a SB contender because that is so far off it's not even within the realm of possibility for years. You need an elite QB for that. I just mean getting back to being a competent franchise on the upswing.

For me:

1. Front Office - Loomis is totally delusional, egotistical and washed. Game has passed him by 5-6 years ago.
2. Ownership - Gayle seems nice but she has no clue and is surrounded by sycophants.
3. Salary Cap hell - This could probably be lumped under Front Office.
4. Draft strategy - Also probably could roll up under Front Office. Ultra aggressive and losing trades.
5. Head coach - No elite or even above average tacticians on this staff. Some rah rahs and has beens and several never weres.
6. QB - Carr is mediocre and a terrible leader. He's the perfect 7-10 QB. As stated before, you eventually will need to find the next elite QB, but I think the above structural and philosophy changes need to come first.
7. Roster - It's not good but rosters can be flipped over fast if you fix the first 5.

Gayle is going nowhere, so we have to hope she decides to dump Loomis and gets a new GM that understands the modern NFL.

Udoh.

 

[RaginCajun83]

Gale
Loomis
Salary cap
Injuries
Lack of talent

 

[Lafexpress]

What do you think is holding this team back in order from biggest issue to least. I don't mean holding it back from being a SB contender because that is so far off it's not even within the realm of possibility for years. You need an elite QB for that. I just mean getting back to being a competent franchise on the upswing.

For me:

1. Front Office - Loomis is totally delusional, egotistical and washed. Game has passed him by 5-6 years ago.
2. Ownership - Gayle seems nice but she has no clue and is surrounded by sycophants.
3. Salary Cap hell - This could probably be lumped under Front Office.
4. Draft strategy - Also probably could roll up under Front Office. Ultra aggressive and losing trades.
5. Head coach - No elite or even above average tacticians on this staff. Some rah rahs and has beens and several never weres.
6. QB - Carr is mediocre and a terrible leader. He's the perfect 7-10 QB. As stated before, you eventually will need to find the next elite QB, but I think the above structural and philosophy changes need to come first.
7. Roster - It's not good but rosters can be flipped over fast if you fix the first 5.

Gayle is going nowhere, so we have to hope she decides to dump Loomis and gets a new GM that understands the modern NFL.

If Saints are sold, they "will" leave NOLA! T. Ferttita is a winner, and a truly class act.... would not tolerate what we are seeing.....and could easily (if he buys team) move them to San Antonio!

 

[SweetT]

The biggest impediment is gone. It was DA.

 

[44slayer]

What do you think is holding this team back in order from biggest issue to least. I don't mean holding it back from being a SB contender because that is so far off it's not even within the realm of possibility for years. You need an elite QB for that. I just mean getting back to being a competent franchise on the upswing.

For me:

1. Front Office - Loomis is totally delusional, egotistical and washed. Game has passed him by 5-6 years ago.
2. Ownership - Gayle seems nice but she has no clue and is surrounded by sycophants.
3. Salary Cap hell - This could probably be lumped under Front Office.
4. Draft strategy - Also probably could roll up under Front Office. Ultra aggressive and losing trades.
5. Head coach - No elite or even above average tacticians on this staff. Some rah rahs and has beens and several never weres.
6. QB - Carr is mediocre and a terrible leader. He's the perfect 7-10 QB. As stated before, you eventually will need to find the next elite QB, but I think the above structural and philosophy changes need to come first.
7. Roster - It's not good but rosters can be flipped over fast if you fix the first 5.

Gayle is going nowhere, so we have to hope she decides to dump Loomis and gets a new GM that understands the modern NFL.

Lets just do those 7 by assigning blame.

1. Loomis
2. Gayle owns the team, better or worse, I cant put Loomis here. I want to. I tried.
3. Loomis
4. Loomis
5. Loomis
6. Loomis
7. Loomis

I can tally those results faster than the Arizona Election Commission.

Loomis has a mandate to be fired.

 

[Deuuuuce]

Starts at the top. Loomis must go, but there’s only one person who can make that call. Ownership must step in and do what’s right for the fans and the franchise.

 

[Deuuuuce]

The biggest impediment is gone. It was DA.

But it was Loomis who hired DA, stuck with him and seemingly didn’t even want to let him go this year.

 

[Domeination]

What do you think is holding this team back in order from biggest issue to least. I don't mean holding it back from being a SB contender because that is so far off it's not even within the realm of possibility for years. You need an elite QB for that. I just mean getting back to being a competent franchise on the upswing.

For me:

1. Front Office - Loomis is totally delusional, egotistical and washed. Game has passed him by 5-6 years ago.
2. Ownership - Gayle seems nice but she has no clue and is surrounded by sycophants.
3. Salary Cap hell - This could probably be lumped under Front Office.
4. Draft strategy - Also probably could roll up under Front Office. Ultra aggressive and losing trades.
5. Head coach - No elite or even above average tacticians on this staff. Some rah rahs and has beens and several never weres.
6. QB - Carr is mediocre and a terrible leader. He's the perfect 7-10 QB. As stated before, you eventually will need to find the next elite QB, but I think the above structural and philosophy changes need to come first.
7. Roster - It's not good but rosters can be flipped over fast if you fix the first 5.

Gayle is going nowhere, so we have to hope she decides to dump Loomis and gets a new GM that understands the modern NFL.

You pretty much nailed it.